Spent all
My fortunes
Laughed away
More dollars and dimes
But I've seen the smile
Of a Cherokee Street girl
And I know
What it feels like to fly
No well water
To run dry
Too many graves
To be kept clean
I shook the hand
What each day delivers
Today's world
Is not my home
There's need for change
Not more prisons
Decisions made
With a blind eye
Just believe
A better day will rise
Until then this world
Is not my home
Spent all
My fortunes
Laughed away
More dollars and dimes
But I've seen the smile
Of a Cherokee Street girl
And I know
What it feels like to fly
My fortunes
Laughed away
More dollars and dimes
But I've seen the smile
Of a Cherokee Street girl
And I know
What it feels like to fly
No well water
To run dry
Too many graves
To be kept clean
I shook the hand
What each day delivers
Today's world
Is not my home
There's need for change
Not more prisons
Decisions made
With a blind eye
Just believe
A better day will rise
Until then this world
Is not my home
Spent all
My fortunes
Laughed away
More dollars and dimes
But I've seen the smile
Of a Cherokee Street girl
And I know
What it feels like to fly
Son Volt
Son Volt is an American rock band formed in 1994 by Jay Farrar after the breakup of Uncle Tupelo. The band's current line-up consists of Farrar (vocals, guitar), Andrew DuPlantis (bass guitar), John Horton (guitar), Mark Patterson (drums), and Mark Spencer (keyboard, steel guitar). In addition to playing alternative rock, the band is considered a staple of the alternative country rock movement of the 1990s. The band's sound also is rooted in folk rock and Americana. The band went on an indefinite hiatus in 2001, before reforming in 2004.
listen:
The Main Mix
WILCO
Zero sum comparisons are for... drum role please.
Nothing of value.
The parting of Tweedy and Farrar was a win-win (the very definition of a non-zero sum outcome) as they both were able to follow their inspirations in creating not one but two great bands that each bring something different to the table. All this while still being steeped in the legacy of Uncle Tupelo.
They both have stood the test of time.
I'm right there with you, although 'hate' isn't a word I'd use...more like 'extreme displeasure' - heck, I don't know if there's another song I skip faster than this one. In fact I just went 2→1 finally, and I even listened to the entire track before doing so.
And this from someone not prone to commenting on songs I don't like....so there's that too. And I will still say LONG LIVE RP!!
Son Volt has grown on me, since I downrated to 1, I've gone back up to 6.
And today with Xmas cheer I'm going to+1 to 7.
Something enjoyable about this tune that just took me coupla years to identify.
Long Live RP and changing tastes!!
now THIS is what modern guitarslingers should be. Not another Stevie Ray,Joe Bonamassa "Blues Hammer" bunch of hacks. These dudes got the chops and the voice.
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Joe Bonamassa are hacks?
Seems like it might -- just maybe -- be possible to praise someone without dissing anyone else. (But apparently that's very difficult for a lot of people.)
So horrible! Why, Bill, why? Worst voice on RP! I'd rather hear fingernails on blackboards!
Close the door on your way out!
No disrespect to this guitarist, but I find his style pretty rudimentary. Stevie Ray had speed, style and flair. IMHO he made his guitar sound like an extension of himself.
This is along the lines of Stevie's brother Jimmy - straight up and less complex. Still good, but just a different category than Bonamassa and Stevie - those two are virtuosos to my ear.
May have to do with drinking Stag Beer, brewed in Belleville, IL. Across the river from STL.
Jay lends his really distinctive voice well to this one, and the wall-of-sound guitar work is astounding, like Neil Young & Big Head Todd.
Well, while we're drawing comparisons, I thought it was Steve Earle at first